Descriptions of AVP

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Descriptions of AVP

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Descriptions and discussion of AVP
  1. About the AVP program (from AVP international)
  2. AVP in Africa - Papers from the African Great Lakes Initiative of the Friends Peace Teams
  3. Addy, D. (2009, US). Breaking free: The power of experiential learning as it impacts the development of self-efficacy in incarcerated female adult learners. In M. Miller & K. P. King (Eds.), Empowering women through literacy: Views from experience. Charlotte, N.C.: Information Age Pub. (About AVP) Added 23 October, 2017 (to be added to public list)
  4. Deene, J. (2013, US) A Philadelphia school's big bet on nonviolence The Atlantic, 18 July 2013.
  5. Garrison, G. (2014, CA) Albertans Make Peace on the Prairie Peace Magazine, Jan-March, p. 16. [descriptive, nonviolent, transformation]
  6. Garver, N., & Reitan, E. (1995). Nonviolence and community: Reflections on the Alternatives to Violence Project. Pendle Hill Publications. Available at a relatively low cost from the publishers.
  7. John, V. M. (2016, ZA) Peace profile: The Alternatives to Violence Project. Peace Review, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 369-375. doi: 10.1080/10402659.2016.1201960. Paper available from the author (JohnV@ukzn.ac.za) due to copyright restrictions.
  8. Kreitzer, L., Jou, M. (2010, CA) Social work with victims of genocide: the Alternatives To Violence Project (AVP) in Rwanda In International Social Work, Vol. 53, No.1, pp. 73-86. (The role of AVP in reconciliation in Rwanda).
  9. Miles, I. (2010, AU), Reflections on AVP-HIP in Sydney, unpublished paper.
  10. Sabin, Edward P. (2008, US) Alternatives to Violence Project: Inmate-to inmate communication and community building. Paper presented at the Johns Hopkins 58th Institute for Spirituality and Medicine: Violence and the Challenge of Healing in Our Communities. [participant/observer impressions, experiential, volunteers, prison]
  11. Shuford, J. (2009, US) AVP: An Instrument of Peace. Friends Journal, January 1 2009.
  12. Stuart, G. (2016, AU) What are Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops? Sustaining Community blog post
  13. Zarembkha, D. (2011, KE) AVP soars with youth in Turbo Division African Great Lakes Initiative of the Friends Peace Teams. [descriptive report, youth, apprentice]

Not freely available on the internet [Links to abstract only]
  1. Bethel, J. C., & Girvin, H. (2016, US). Bringing macro human behavior theory to life: Quakers’ Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) as lived-experience in the classroom. Social Work and Christianity, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 233-247.
  2. Hinds, K. (1999, UK). A day in the life of an alternatives to violence facilitator. Prison Service Journal, No. 121, pp. 47-48.
  3. Novek, E. (2011, US). The Alternatives to Violence Project’s work for peace behind bars. Peace Review, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 335-341. doi: 10.1080/10402659.2011.596061
  4. Powers, R. B., & Kirkpatrick, K. (2013, US). Playing with conflict: Teaching conflict resolution through simulations and games. Simulation & Gaming, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 51-72. doi: 10.1177/1046878112455487
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